ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
with a clink (click, clack)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
power; might; authority; influence
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to move forward; to move on
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
lower region; lower part; region below
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
chance (of success); odds
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip